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Publishing This Week
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This week brings 15 notable new books including Amy Bloom's very moving memoir In Love and Karen Joy Fowler's Booth, which I thoroughly enjoyed. You'll find 10 below and the full list on BookBrowse.

Enjoy!

Davina,
BookBrowse Publisher

This Week's New and Notable Books
There are too many books published each week for you to read about them all, let alone read them all. So we do the legwork for you, scouring the publishers' catalogs and the pre-publication reviews to pick out what we believe to be among the best and most interesting. For more about our process, see “Picking Books” and “Rating Books”.
Booth book jacket
Booth
by Karen Joy Fowler


On sale Mar 8 from G.P. Putnam's Sons
Genre: Novels. 480 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

From the Man Booker finalist and bestselling author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves comes an epic and intimate novel about the family behind one of the most infamous figures in American history: John Wilkes Booth.

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Seeking Fortune Elsewhere book jacket
Seeking Fortune Elsewhere
by Sindya Bhanoo


Debut Author
On sale Mar 8 from Catapult
Genre: Short Stories. 240 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

These intimate stories of South Indian immigrants and the families they left behind center women's lives and ask how women both claim and surrender power - a stunning debut collection from an O. Henry Prize winner.

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The Last Suspicious Holdout book jacket
The Last Suspicious Holdout: Stories
by Ladee Hubbard


On sale Mar 8 from Amistad
Genre: Short Stories. 224 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

The critically acclaimed author of The Rib King returns with an eagerly anticipated collection of interlocking short stories including the title story written exclusively for this volume, that explore relationships between friends, family and strangers in a Black neighborhood over fifteen years.

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And They Lived ... book jacket
And They Lived ...
by Steven Salvatore


On sale Mar 8 from Bloomsbury YA
Genre: Romance (Young Adult). 384 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

From the author of Can't Take That Away comes a sex-positive, fairytale-inspired YA novel that celebrates first love and self-acceptance, perfect for fans of What If It's Us.

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Lakelore book jacket
Lakelore
by Anna-Marie McLemore


On sale Mar 8 from Feiwel & Friends
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History. 304 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

In this young adult novel by award-winning author Anna-Marie McLemore, two non-binary teens are pulled into a magical world under a lake - but can they keep their worlds above water intact?

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The Circus Infinite book jacket
The Circus Infinite
by Khan Wong


Debut Author
On sale Mar 8 from Angry Robot
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

A circus takes down a crime-boss on the galaxy's infamous pleasure moon.

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Beyond Innocence book jacket
Beyond Innocence: The Life Sentence of Darryl Hunt
by Phoebe Zerwick


Debut Author
On sale Mar 8 from Atlantic Monthly Press
Genre: Biography/Memoir. 320 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

A deeply reported, gripping narrative of injustice, exoneration, and the lifelong impact of incarceration, Beyond Innocence is the poignant saga of one remarkable life that sheds vitally important light on the failures of the American justice system at every level.

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In Love book jacket
In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss
by Amy Bloom


On sale Mar 8 from Random House
Genre: Biography/Memoir. 240 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

This powerful memoir by New York Times bestselling author Amy Bloom is an illuminating story of two people whose love and shared life experiences led them to find a courageous way to part - and of a woman's struggle to go forward in the face of loss.

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Red Paint book jacket
Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk
by Sasha LaPointe


Debut Author
On sale Mar 8 from Counterpoint Press
Genre: Biography/Memoir. 208 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

An Indigenous artist blends the aesthetics of punk rock with the traditional spiritual practices of the women in her lineage in this bold, contemporary journey to reclaim her heritage and unleash her power and voice while searching for a permanent home.

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Sandy Hook book jacket
Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth
by Elizabeth Williamson


Debut Author
On sale Mar 8 from Dutton
Genre: History, Current Affairs and Religion. 496 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

Based on hundreds of hours of research, interviews, and access to exclusive sources and materials, Sandy Hook is Elizabeth Williamson's landmark investigation of the aftermath of a school shooting, the work of Sandy Hook parents who fought to defend themselves, and the truth of their children's fate against the frenzied distortions of online deniers and conspiracy theorists.

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